Karsh Signature

Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century

Sittings

Every sitting was recorded on a card file by the Karsh studio. The cards have been transcribed and are searchable here. Some personal data has been excluded, some information corrected, and some standardizations have been made to make searching simpler, but otherwise the information you see is largely how it was originally typed. Browse or search below by name, and choose to order the sittings by number, date or name.

BY NUMBER NAME DATE

Sittings by Sitting Number

sitting #
date
Name
Role, Location, Notes
15269
May 4 1991

Billy Wilder

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15270
May 22 1991

Arnold Palmer

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15273
May 29 1991

Dr. Paul D. Stolley

Chairman & Professor, Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
15274
May 30 1991

Marilyn Horne

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15277
Jun 13 1991

Sir Peter Ustinov

Photographed at studio when in Ottawa to receive Honorary Degree of Laws at Carleton University
15284
Jul 12 1991

Elie Wiesel

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15287
Sep 16 1991

John Major

Prime Minister of Great Britain
Photographed at 10 Downing Street for National Portrait Gallery, London
15297
Mar 31 1992

Mr. Mark Fuller

Head of Operations, Loch March Golf & Country Club
15301
Apr 23 1992

Mr. Mark M. Johnson

Director, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
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